What is the difference between accidental discoveries and scientific investigations? What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

Controlled Experiments (4:06)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3ZB2RTylR4

“Biology: Controlled Experiments.” YouTube. Nucleus Medical Media, 5 Apr. 2012. Web. 1 Sep. 2011.

Essential Question
How do controlled experiments produce accurate and reliable results?

Holt McDougal Chemistry Chapter 2 Section 1 pages 27-29
1. What is the difference between accidental discoveries and scientific investigations?

2. What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?

3. Why is a scientific experiment limited to a single system?

4. Explain the difference between an educated guess and a scientific hypothesis.

5. What are controls and variables in a scientific experiment?

6. In science, what does the term theory mean?

7. How are models related to theories and hypotheses?

Holt McDougal Chemistry Chapter 2 Section 2 pages 31-36
1. What are the advantages of an SI measurement system?

2. Explain the difference between mass and weight.

3. What is volume used to measure?

4. What does density measure?

What is the difference between accidental discoveries and scientific investigations? What is the difference between qualitative and quantitative data?
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